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Executive Decision (1996)

March. 15,1996
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6.5
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R
| Adventure Drama Action Thriller
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Terrorists hijack a 747 inbound to Washington D.C., demanding the release of their imprisoned leader. Intelligence expert David Grant (Kurt Russell) suspects another reason and he is soon the reluctant member of a special assault team that is assigned to intercept the plane and hijackers.

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ThiefHott
1996/03/15

Too much of everything

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Listonixio
1996/03/16

Fresh and Exciting

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TrueHello
1996/03/17

Fun premise, good actors, bad writing. This film seemed to have potential at the beginning but it quickly devolves into a trite action film. Ultimately it's very boring.

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Billy Ollie
1996/03/18

Through painfully honest and emotional moments, the movie becomes irresistibly relatable

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josepainumkal
1996/03/19

If you are looking for a Mission Impossible or 007 kind of non-stop action thriller, then this is not the movie for you. There are many plane hijack movies released over the years and this is a decent one among them. Though I am unaware of the technological advancement at that time, I found the commando operation on a flying airline, a little bit illogical. But the uncertainties involved in a commando operation and the unforeseen situations that it leads to, makes this flick a highly tense thriller.

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kgprophet
1996/03/20

You can call this 90s action thriller Tom Clancy lite. Back before anyone could realistically imagine hijackers using a commercial airplane as a missile, this fictional tale sets up a Die Hard style scenario, sorta. Kurt Russell does a decent Jack Ryan, the government specialist unwittingly caught up in the middle of it. Halle Berry is one of the flight attendants that risks her life to stop the kamikaze group of terrorists who have placed a chemical weapon on a commercial 747. The writing takes a turn to the tedious as a special forces team sneaks onboard the 747, and come across a steady series of setbacks. Especially tedious is the one terrorist who becomes suspicious of possible shenanigans Halle Berry is doing behind his back. This is the terrorist who seems to have ESP about the good guy's plan, but will stop as he is just about take that extra step, just about to uncover that hidden camera, or find that concealed manifest. Mild spoiler ahead..... Also tedious is the bomb expert of the military team being incapacitated, helping to grind the action to a halt. ....End mild spoilerThere is the unintended consequence of the military guys having to whisper throughout the entire ordeal. The whispering undercuts the potential of strong drama as the team tries to put their rescue plan in place. Meanwhile at the pentagon, an underwritten script leaves little real tension as the cliche military advisors gather in the situation room. Oh, yeah, the President stays off camera. It's up to the Secretary of the Defense to pick up the phone to call him. The Die Hard aspect comes as the good guys surreptitiously crawl under and above the passenger cabin, without being caught by the bad guys. The whole sneaking around fills out the second act, and lends to some dull build-up as the plot points slowly click off. Things finally start to kick into action in the third act, and is fairly entertaining with mostly passable effects. Tom Clancy fans, looking for a copycat movie that is comparable to "Air Force One" (yes I know it's not a Tom Clancy story but who's kidding who), can do worse. Oh yes, I haven't mentioned Steven Seagal. Yes he is in this film, and comes off OK, but it really is a cameo and is not a major player in the rest of the film. I give this film a 5 out of 10, with a workable cast and story, providing some tension and a few thrills.

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blaisecolaso
1996/03/21

The plot and story of the movie can be narrated in one line like hijacking and then rescuing. But my word! the ingredients and flavors added to this one line plot are absolutely breathtaking.I watched this movie on TV. I was just going through all the channels and only by chance I tuned in to this one. From the moment I started watching it I never left my seat. It is that thrilling. The suspense in the movie is one of the best I have ever seen. Full credit to the director. I have watched many other hijack movies like The Air Force One, Con Air....many I forgotten the name also but "Executive Decision" is cut above the rest. Last but not the least, the end of the movie could have been better. Should have given more credit to the commandos and the landing of the flight could have been shown on the main airport. Thank you for reading.

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Python Hyena
1996/03/22

Executive Decision (1996): Dir: Stuart Baird / Cast: Kurt Russell, Halle Berry, Steven Seagal, Joe Morton, Oliver Platt: Recycled terrorist hijack plot about high-pressure thinking. The screenwriter didn't do much high-pressure thinking because the screenplay contains nearly every clichés in the book. Steven Seagal leads a mission to find a deadly toxic nerve gas, which is not in the intended location. Islams wish to use it as a bargaining chip to free a leader and they are loading it onto an American 747. Once hostages are taken then a second mission goes into action. Director Stuart Baird is backed by a fine production but the story is completely recycled offering only an early dispatched Seagal, which likely shocked the living crap out of audiences everywhere. Kurt Russell is playing a role that has been portrayed by numerous actors and he follows through to the disarming of the bomb and disconnecting the right wire. Halle Berry is the best casting as a stewardess who is thrown into action when she becomes the only connection to Russell and his team. She will play the damsel just so the clichés aren't completely ignored. Seagal is dispatched surprisingly quick and isn't particularly missed. Joe Morton plays an injured crew who should have went out when Seagal did. Oliver Platt appears and is greatly underused. The screenplay needed an executive decision that rendered it several re-writes. Score: 2 / 10

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